plural species
plural species
Learner's definition of SPECIES
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biology : a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young animals or plants : a group of related animals or plants that is smaller than a genus种,物种(动植物分类学中属的下一级单位) -
There are approximately 8,000 species of ants.蚂蚁大约有8000种。
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All European domestic cattle belong to the same species.所有欧洲的家牛都属于同一品种。
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laws that protect endangered/threatened species保护濒危物种的法律
— see also subspecies 2
: a particular group of things or people that belong together or have some shared quality种类